regicide

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: rĕj'ə-sīd, IPA: /ˈredʒəsaɪd/, SAMPA: /"redZ@saId/

[edit] Etymology

From Latin regis, genitive singular of rex (“‘king’”) + -cida (“‘killer’”) or -cidium (“‘act of killing’”), both from caedo (“‘cut, beat, kill’”)

[edit] Noun

regicide (plural regicides)

1. the killing of a king.
2. one who kills a king.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• regicidal
• infanticide
• fratricide
• suicide
• royal assassin
• -cide

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

regicide f.

1. Plural form of regicida.